BACKGROUND

An executive and personal coach, Barbara supports business owners, managers, caregivers and other professionals in maximizing their contributions to the world while honoring their own well-being. Barbara also teaches yoga where she guides people of all ages and backgrounds in overcoming the stresses of daily life.

As an integral coach, her holistic approach helps clients achieve self-awareness in all aspects of their lives including professional, mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual. Barbara guides her clients in creating and embracing focused lifestyle changes, in the form of practical solutions and personal control. Ultimately her clients improve their professional performance and interpersonal relationships while establishing a deeper resiliency to the challenges of life.

Barbara is very straight-spoken, and her coaching style is direct, open-minded, and collaborative. She intentionally integrates humor into her work. Business executives and managers, clergy, therapists, educators, and yoga teachers have all embraced their strengths, improved upon their weaknesses, and found their forward flow with her help.

Barbara’s diverse business background includes 27 years experience in the manufacturing, sales, marketing, engineering, education, and government sectors. She also has several years experience as owner and co-owner of small business ventures. Barbara’s career was punctuated by nearly a decade of debilitating illness that allowed her the opportunity to refocus her energies toward reducing suffering in the world. This new direction motivated her to establish Forward Flowing Consultancy in 2002.

Barbara carries coaching certification from the New Ventures West Professional Coaching Program and is a member of the International Coaching Federation. She is a certified yoga teacher, registered with the Yoga Alliance and a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Certified by Judith Lasater as a Relax & Renew Teacher/Trainer, she has a specialty in restorative yoga. She holds a BS in Management from Arizona State University and graduate certificates in technical management from Harvard and MIT.